Street-car fender.



PATENTED ov. 10,1903.

M. DUFPNBR. STREET GAB FENDER. APPLICATION FILED IAE. 30, 1%03. N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-B3B}?! 1.

v UNITED STATES K Patented November 10, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

STREET-CAR FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 743,699, dated November 10, 1903.

Application filed March 30, 1903. Serial No. 150,206- (No modelJ shield will close and prevent the same from rolling off.

In describing my invention it comprises a lower fender that issupported from the guardboard of car-trucks, and pivoted to said fender is an upper shield that is undertension of springs, and when the ring that is attached to the cable which holds the upper shield is released from the hook on the dashboard of the car the tension-springs will force the two members together and grasp the object until released. The lower fender will drop near the surface of the ground when struck. This will prevent the object from being forced un: der the fender, which is of common occurrence with the fenders now on the market.

It has often happened that a person has been struck and forced under acar and the motorman was not aware of the fact. To overcome this bad feature, I have provided an alarm under the car,and immediately upon releasing of the upper shield an alarm will be set ofi, thus notifying him that an object has been encountered.

A further object of the invention is to produce a car-fender which by reason of its form of construction will prove efficient in use, strong, durable, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawin gs, forming part of this specification,wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which-- connected by a fiat stringer 5, and to this I fasten one end of tension-springs 6 by means of a strap 7, and the free end of the spring overlaps the side rail of the upper shield.

When the fender comes incont-act with an object, the lower member will be forced back and the lugs that support the same will ride into the Wide cut-away portion 8 of the side bar. This will cause the same to drop nearer the surface of the ground, as shown in the dotted lines of Fig. 2, and tension being exerted thereon by the wound springs will cause it to close, as illustrated in the dotted lines of Fig. 2. The ring 10, whichis attached to the flexible connection 9, may be detached from the hook 11 by an operator or in any suitable manner.

To raise the upper shield and support it in its normal position, as shown in full lines, I pivot to 'a stringer 5 a link 12, which is pivoted to the link 13 and is held in position by a hanger 14, fastened to the bottom of the car, and connecting the link 13, as at 15, is a rod 16, which is pivoted to the link 17, and when the lower fender is shoved back the difierent lovers will assume positions as 0 shown in dotted lines of Fig. 3 and in order to set it in its normalposition to operate the handle 18 on'upright rod '19. This actuates the link 17 and in order operates the other links, drawing the fender forward, as shown in full lines of the different views.

I do not care to limit myself to the exact details ofconstruction herein set forth, as I may make various changes in the same withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention. I00

Having fully described rnyinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. In a car-fender, two members hinged to gether, means for supporting the lower section on a guard-board of a car, means for antomatically swinging the members on their hinges, means for holding the members apart and means for causing one member to ap proach the other member.

2. In a ear-fender, two members, a guardboard having lugs, one of the members having graduated apertures to receive the lugs of the guard-board, means for holding one member elevated, and means for causing one member to approach the other member.

3. In a car-fender, a lower member adapted to slide rearward and drop, and means for attaching it to a car, an upper member hinged to the lower member, and springs for forcing the upper member toward the lower member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 27th day of March, 1903.

MATTHEW DUFFNER.

Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, J. P. APPLEMAN. 

